We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Minnesota Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
102,495 91.98% $78,213 H-1B
5,771 5.18% $367,019 PERM
2,563 2.30% $31,037 H-2A
605 0.54% $89,798 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Minnesota has seen a total of 111,434 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Minnesota is the H-1B visa with 102,495 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.98% of Minnesota's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,771 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 5.18% of Minnesota's total visas.

Top Occupations in Minnesota (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Engineering Technologists 2 $61,371 100.00%
Ophthalmologists 2 $137,280 100.00%
Writers and Authors 2 $58,334 100.00%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 2 $55,638 100.00%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists 2 $73,664 100.00%
Clinical Psychologists 2 $54,143 100.00%
Credit Counselors 2 $38,543 100.00%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 2 $54,808 100.00%
Photonics Engineers 2 $103,085 100.00%
Bioinformatics Technicians 2 $39,187 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Minnesota Employees Over Time
Minnesota has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 4,846 employees were hired. Minnesota peaked in 2018 with 9,407 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,110 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Minnesota From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 2,189 $580,291 48.00%
Mexico 251 $53,381 51.43%
China 217 $72,320 54.52%
Philippines 187 $1,236,840 52.68%
Canada 108 $102,133 38.71%
Nepal 105 $65,294 42.86%
Brazil 67 $46,591 36.41%
South Korea 61 $68,442 44.53%
Pakistan 49 $3,413,578 36.84%
South Africa 32 $54,671 34.41%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ibm India Pvt Limited 22 $66,247 91.67%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 22 $107,949 91.67%
Skill Voice Inc 22 $88,137 91.67%
Independent School District 196 21 $53,678 87.50%
Pine River Capital Management Lp 21 $74,249 87.50%
Microinfo Inc 21 $67,380 87.50%
Jnit Technologies 21 $61,212 91.30%
International Systems Technologies Inc 21 $63,906 91.30%
United Software Group Inc 21 $74,169 91.30%
American Business Solutions Inc 21 $67,529 91.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Calamity Knoll Farm 1 $25,002 100.00%
Holland Harvesting Inc 1 $26,520 100.00%
Sayon Inc 1 $38,480 100.00%
Ploughshare Farm 1 $21,986 100.00%
Apple Creek Orchards Inc 1 $24,448 100.00%
D M Yutrzenka Jv 1 $38,480 100.00%
Bucks Unlimited 1 $36,067 100.00%
Kevin Mann 1 $24,045 100.00%
Pine Ridge Partners Inc 1 $22,110 100.00%
Ag Tech Drainage Llc 1 $38,480 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hickey Associates Llc 1 $141,710 33.33%
Scrum Technologies 1 $146,994 33.33%
Kraemer North America Llc 1 $77,938 33.33%
Gilbert Mechanical Contractors Inc 1 $72,426 33.33%
Ditech Financial Llc 1 $91,000 33.33%
Burns Mcdonnell Engineering Company Inc 1 $81,291 33.33%
Heng Lawn Mower 1 $32,718 33.33%
Lake Superior College 1 $59,676 33.33%
Robins Kaplan Llp 1 $55,245 33.33%
Proterra Investment Partners Lp 1 $124,613 33.33%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Minnesota Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Minnesota to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Minnesota over all years is $78,213. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage